Combination sewing awl and marker



Nov. 10, 1936. s v s 2,060,349

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Patented Nov. 10, I936 PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION SEWING AWL AND MARKER Julius Severus, Downer s Grove, Ill., assignor to C. A. Myers Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application December 6 1 Claim.

My invention relates to combination sewing awls and markers and it has for its object the provision of a new and improved form and arrangement of parts whereby a plurality of operations may be performed to advantage by the use of a single set of cooperating parts. A form of sewing awl has been provided heretofore in which a waxed thread carried by a reel on the handle of the device passes through an axial 10 opening through the chuck in which the sewing needle is removably mounted, arranged along a groove in the side of the needle so as to be freely movably longitudinally with respect to the needle. It is one of the objects of my invention to 15 provide an improved combination comprising a marking device mounted on a grooved shank similar to the shank portion of the needle, arranged for permitting the marking device to be inserted in the chuck in lieu of the sewing needle without 20 the removal of the thread from the axial opening through the chuck, and without the necessity for removing the needle from the thread or for disengaging the thread from a partially formed seam.

It is another object of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several objects are illustrated in the drawing and are hereinafter spe- 30 cifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in the claim.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a face view of an awl comprising the 35 construction in connection with which my improvement is provided;

Fig. 2 is a similar View, partly broken away showing the changed construction comprising my improvement;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the marking device employed in connection with the construction of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view in section showing the shank of my improved marking device 45 and its associated parts. I

Referring to the several figures of the drawing, in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characters, I and II indicate the members of a two-part handle which are con- 50 nected together by means of screw threads and which are hollowed out at their meeting faces to provide a chamber |2 therein. Upon the end of the member ID, I have provided a metal sleeve 3 having arms I4 and I5 projecting therefrom 55 with a reel l6 of any approved type revolubly 1934, Serial No. 756,193

mounted thereon by means of a bolt I1. Upon a cross bar l8 which in the construction shown is formed integrally with the arms l4 and I5, there is mounted a two-part chuck comprising a split sleeve l9 and a nut member 20 secured together by means of screw threads so as to grip a needle 2| rigidly in position. The needle 2| is provided with a groove 22 along one side thereof throughout its entire length for the reception of a waxed thread 23, a supply of which is carried by the reel l6. With the nut 20 and the needle 2| tightened in position, the thread 23 is still adapted to move freely through the chuck and along the groove 22.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2, the arrangement is the same as that above described, except that a marking device is substituted in place of the needle 2|. Such marking device comprises a pin 24 having a shank portion 25 similar in size and shape to the shank portion of the needle 2|, and having a groove 26 along one side face corresponding to the groove 22 of the needle. At its opposite end, the pin 24 is provided with a notch 21 within which a toothed disc 28 is revolubly mounted upon a pin or rivet 29 extending transversely of the notch.

With the parts in the arrangement as shown in Fig. 1, the device is employed for the formation of a seam by which two parts such as the straps 30 and 3| are connected together at 32,-see Fig. 2. When it becomes desirable to use my improved marking device for the extension of the seam, the nut 20 is loosened and the needle 2| may be slipped out of position in the chuck while being retained in position upon the thread and with the thread sill connected with the seam. The shank 25 of the marking device is then inserted in the chuck in place of the needle as shown in Fig. 2, with the thread 23 located in the groove 26, and the nut 20 is again tightened in position. The required length of thread is then drawn from the reel through the chuck and along the groove 26 of the marking device for providing the desired freedom of movement of the device and the marker is employed to advantage for the desired marking operation. For effecting this result, the marking device is held rigidly in position against turning with respect to the chuck and handle and the marker 28 is supported in position to be seen and controlled conveniently for such marking operation.

It will be understood, of course, that the marker can be used with the thread 23 disconnected from a seam and with the needle 2| removed from the thread, as at the start of a sewing operation,

Even in that event, however, the waxed thread is ordinarily in position through the chuck alongside of the shank 25 of the marking device, since it is a considerable advantage to avoid the necessity for removal of the thread from the chuck for effecting a marking operation.

While I prefer to employ the form of device as shown in my drawing and as above described, it is to be understood that my invention is not limited thereto except so far as the claim may be so limited by the prior art.

I claim:--

In a device of the type described, the combination of a chuck having an opening for the passage of a thread therethrough, a shank adapted to be secured in said chuck and having a groove longitudinally thereof providing for movement of the thread through the chuck alongside of the shank, and a toothed marker revolubly mounted on said shank.

JULIUS SEVERUS. 

